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Premier Auction - Session I | November 11, 2022

Fri, Nov 11, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 443

Two Large Neapolitan Creche Figures

Estimate: $600 - $900

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

Italian, 19th century or earlier, of wood and fiber construction, comprising: young man in vest and embroidered pants, with painted face and hair, on circular metal stand with supports under arms, 20-3/4 x 6 in.; lady in embroidered dress and mantle, with painted face and hair, on circular metal stand with supports under arms, 21-3/4 x 8-1/2 in.

Provenance: Estate of Ben Smith, Newnan, Georgia

Condition

loss and chipping to paint, surface dirt/accretion, fraying and tears to clothes; young man with tear to stocking, loss to shoes; lady with significant tears to front of dress, open back underneath mantle, protruding pins/nails, paint chip to cheek

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